Air France has initiated an investigation into a recent incident involving one of its jets flying from Paris to Dubai, which inadvertently passed over Iraq as Iranian missiles were fired at Israel. The airline disclosed that the flight, identified as Air France Flight AF662, was traversing Iraqi airspace when the Iranian attack commenced at approximately 4:45 p.m. UTC (11:45 a.m. ET) and exited the airspace shortly before 5 p.m. UTC (12 p.m. ET).
It was revealed that Iraqi airspace was not officially closed by local authorities until 5:56 p.m. UTC (12:56 p.m. ET), raising questions about the timing and coordination of flight paths amidst escalating tensions in the region. Air France, based on gathered intelligence, claimed to have foreseen the impending attack on Israel by Iran, prompting the airline to suspend overflights of Iraq's airspace starting from 5 p.m. UTC (12 p.m. ET).
